Communist North Korea is expected to "soon" issue a declaration about all of its nuclear weapons programs, and while verifying the information will be difficult, according to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, it could mark a major step towards removing the country from the U.S. State Sponsors of Terrorism List.

"Verifying an agreement with North Korea will be a serious challenge," Rice said in a speech at the conservative Heritage Foundation last week. "This is the most secretive and opaque regime in the entire world."